Smart Speakers - Thematic Research
Summary
It is only four years since Amazon unveiled the Echo, the first wireless speaker to incorporate a voice-activated virtual assistant. Initial reactions were muted (one press report from the time noted the product’s uniqueness while describing it as “a tad baffling”) but the Echo, and the Alexa virtual assistant it contained, quickly became a phenomenon, with the level of demand catching even Amazon by surprise. Given the success of the Echo it was inev
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- Table of Contents
- PLAYERS 3
- TRENDS 4
- Technology trends 4
- Macroeconomic trends 6
- Regulatory trends 7
- INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 8
- Market size and growth forecasts 8
- Competitive analysis 11
- Mergers and acquisitions 12
- Timeline 14
- VALUE CHAIN 15
- Conversational platforms 16
- Smart speakers 17
- COMPANIES SECTION 19
- CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SECTOR SCORECARD 23
- Who’s who in the consumer electronics sector 23
- Thematic screen 24
- Valuation screen 25
- Risk screen 26
- TECHNOLOGY BRIEFING 27
- GLOSSARY 29
- APPENDIX: OUR “THEMAT
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